Sam Hunt Quotes
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I got a horse when I was eight or 10 years old. And dad used to take me to the rodeo back home. I got into it big time.
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Prior to getting into music, I interacted with, on a daily basis, about 5-10 percent of the people that I've interacted with since then. I've been meeting people from different backgrounds and different cultures. That did allow for a lot of change. I've changed as a product of that, but it's been positive.
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I've always wanted to do my best to make sure it's clear that I want to keep the focus on my music.
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Some people don't like long bus rides, but I love them. There's sort of a sense of solitude.
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There's this sort of model that exists in Nashville that we think we have to abide by: You put out a record, and in two years you have to put out another one and have three or four singles. There are all these rules that I've just sort of thrown out the window.
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I love being outside, I do a lot of hunting.
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A lot of times, songs can blend together on the radio because there's so many great songs out there.
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I drove right into the music with the same sort of attitude as I went into the football stuff with. Just found a routine and hard work, and it helped me progress a lot faster.
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I realized after writing songs for years how important it is. Whether it provides a living for me or not, that creative outlet is something I need.
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I've tried to work really hard on never phoning in the lyrics.
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I think that people in general appreciate honesty and not trying to cook something up just to fit a mold that would be beneficial for you. I never made music like that.
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I love so many styles of music.
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There's not a day goes by that I don't appreciate the freedom that I have to make music and tour and spend time with my family.
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I have two or three guys that I'm really close to. We have a great friendship, and I think that helps our songwriting relationship. It's hard to start... with new people and cover the ground that I've covered with those guys.
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I try to stay as naive as possible so I'm not as aware as much of the risks.
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Traditionally, music has been a means of separating ourselves as people from another group of people.
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We try not to pull any punches and be straightforward, and I think that's what helped us connect with everybody across the board.
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I grew up really close to Alabama, about 10 minutes from the Alabama line. We'd make trips to Alabama, and I feel at home there.
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My dad is a football guy, not a music guy. He didn't totally understand when I decided to be a musician.
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I try to make music that's relevant to my life and relatable to the culture I live in.
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'Make You Miss Me' is an important song to me. Having it go No. 1 as the fifth single off of my first record is the cherry on top of a chapter in my life I'll never forget.
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The money factor had been kind of my excuse as to why I hadn't put out any music. So I just found the cheapest way to make music and get it to people, and that was via the Internet.
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I'm not in control of my fate, and that's a good thing.
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My route is a little bit nontraditional. A lot of the people working in Nashville, they have a model. I don't really fit into that.